About Utah Open Data
Utah Open Data is an MCP server for querying Utah state open data through Socrata SoQL, including government, grants, health, and demographic data. It serves MCP clients that need to find datasets, retrieve rows, or inspect dataset structure.
Key features
- 01Search datasets by keyword
- 02Query records with SoQL
- 03Inspect columns, types, and update details
Use cases
- 01Find Utah state open datasets
- 02Filter and aggregate grants or health data
- 03Check dataset fields and update dates
MCP support
It exposes dataset search, SoQL query, and metadata tools to MCP clients. Its remote endpoint also includes Pipeworx shared tools, including ask_pipeworx routing to other data sources.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-utah/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http pipeworx-io-data-utah https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-utah/mcp{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-data-utah":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-utah/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"pipeworx-io-data-utah":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-utah/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-data-utah":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-utah/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-data-utah":{"serverUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-utah/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEmcp-data-utah
Utah Open Data — US government open data (opendata.utah.gov) via the Socrata SoQL API: state government, grants, health & demographics. Keyless.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1476+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
datasets | Search the Utah Open Data catalog of open datasets by keyword. Returns each dataset's resource_id, name, description, category and update date — pass the resource_id to query/metadata. |
query | Run a Socrata SoQL query against a Utah Open Data dataset by resource_id (e.g. "7n5d-er3z"). Filter with where/select/group/order (SoQL clauses, without the leading $) plus limit/offset. Returns matching rows as JSON. |
metadata | Get a Utah Open Data dataset's schema + metadata (columns, types, row count, category, last-updated) by resource_id, e.g. "7n5d-er3z". |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"data-utah": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-utah/mcp"
}
}
}
What this endpoint actually serves
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/data-utah/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1476+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Data Utah data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
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